Executive Assistant to the Chief Product Officer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- San Jose, CA, us
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Administration
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, or executive leader within a Product, Engineering, Technology, or R&D organization.
- Familiarity with product development lifecycles, product management practices, roadmap planning, product reviews, and agile operating environments.
- Experience coordinating executive reviews, customer engagements, analyst briefings, board-related materials, and strategic planning activities.
- Experience supporting organizations focused on technology, semiconductors, storage, hardware, software, or innovation.
- Advanced proficiency leveraging AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and other productivity technologies to drive operational efficiency.
- Experience working within highly matrixed, fast-growing, and globally distributed organizations.
- Experience leading projects, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and influencing outcomes without direct authority.
- Experience supporting large-scale organizational transformations, product strategy initiatives, or executive operating models.
Full description
We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the Chief Product Officer of Western Digital.
Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will serve as a strategic partner to the executive and partner closely with the CPO’s Chief of Staff. You will support the Product organization and collaborate closely with senior leaders across Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Sales, and Corporate Functions.
In this highly visible role, you will be entrusted with confidential information and play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the CPO's office. You will anticipate needs, exercise judgement, manage competing priorities, and help drive operational excellence across a fast-paced, global organization. Success in this position requires exceptional organizational skills, sound business judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the company.
The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, highly collaborative, and thrives in a dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly. They are adept at leveraging modern productivity tools to improve efficiency, decision support, and execution. Supporting a global executive will require flexibility, adaptability, and exceptional self-management skills.
Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesExecutive Time and Priority Management
- Manage and optimize the CPO's calendar, ensuring alignment with product, business, and company priorities.
- Proactively identify scheduling conflicts, prioritize meetings, and maximize executive productivity across multiple time zones.
- Develop a strong understanding of business priorities to effectively guide scheduling decisions and meeting prioritization.
- Anticipate executive needs and recommend solutions to ensure seamless execution of priorities.
Product Leadership Coordination
- Partner with the Product Leadership Team to coordinate and execute operating rhythms, leadership meetings, product reviews, roadmap planning sessions, quarterly business reviews, and strategic planning activities.
- Ensure appropriate preparation, documentation, and follow-up actions for key product and executive forums.
- Drive accountability for action items, milestones, and deliverables resulting from leadership meetings and strategic initiatives.
Meeting Planning and Organization
- Plan and execute internal and external meetings, leadership offsites, customer engagements, analyst briefings, board-related product reviews, and team events.
- Coordinate agendas, logistics, meeting materials, and action-item tracking.
- Support planning and execution of organizational events and leadership forums.